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Unit 5:Vocabulary & Grammar (2)

(2006-10-10 22:03:03)

by grace of  thanks to 由于;多亏

e.g. The play succeeded by grace of fine acting by all the cast.

By the grace pf God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.

feat:     n. a notable act or deed

e.g. feats of bravery勇敢的事迹

The Chinese people have performed great historic feats.中国人民立下了伟大的历史功绩。

hitch:   v. (1) fasten to a hook; here, join or connect to each other)

e.g. They got hitched last weekend.上周末他俩结婚了。

Another railway carriage has been hitched on.又挂上了一节车厢。

I hitched up the horses to the cart.我把马套上马车。

(2)To hitchhike免费乘车 

e.g. He hitched across Europe.他搭乘他人便车横穿了欧洲。

schedule:  n. a timetable

e.g. a train ~

a ~ of guided tours

a production schedule生产进度表

     v. to make up a schedule for

e.g. I haven't scheduled the coming week yet.为下周制定计划

inaugurate: v. begin, initiate, launch

e.g.  to inaugurate a new era创新纪元

to inaugurate a president举行总统就职典礼

to inaugurate a new bridge举行新桥落成典礼

The Export Commodities Fair was inaugurated yesterday.出口商品交易会开幕了。

n. Inauguration Day 美国总统就职日(即每隔四年的三月二十日)

sweep aside : remove esp. in a fast and powerful way 扫荡,撂着不管

e.g. Government troops swept aside the rebel forces in two days.

They swept his doubts and objections aside.

rift:       n. breach, split, disagreement or a break in friendly relations

e.g. a ~in the clouds 云层的缝隙 (breach, split)

a growing ~ between the two parties 两党裂痕加深

snake     v. winds its way; moves in curving manner

e.g. The river snakes through the valley河流蜿蜒流过山谷

shuttle    n. Regular travel back and forth over an established, often short route by a vehicle.

e.g. to take the shuttle across town.乘短程穿梭运行车辆穿过城镇

   shuttle bus[]区间(公共汽)shuttle train[]短程往返火车

      v. travel back and forth

e.g. Business people shuttled between European capitals. 商人在欧洲各首都间往来穿梭

breach:  v. break or violate

e.g. to breach an agreement违反协议

    n. breach of discipline违反纪律; breach of the peace破坏治安;

e.g. breach of promise不履行诺言breach of prison越狱

A trivial misunderstanding caused a breach between them.

小小的误会引起了他们之间的不和。

Your company are in breach of the contract.你们公司违反了合同。

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